Background & objectives: Malaria and typhoid fever still remain diseases of major public
health importance in the tropics. Individuals in areas endemic for both the diseases are at …

Currently, the laboratory diagnosis of typhoid fever is dependent upon either the isolation of
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhi from a clinical sample or the detection of …

We studied the value of the Widal tube agglutination test for the diagnosis of typhoid fever.
The subjects were all adults> 18 years of age and were divided into four groups:(i) 317 …

Rampant and unnecessary use of iron supplementation to correct possible anemia in
malaria and other infections is dangerous, since excess iron may predispose to …

Typhoid fever (TF) is an important communicable disease that is endemic to Tanzania, quite
often complicated with malaria co-infection leading to diagnostic complications and …

Novel typhoid diagnostics currently under development have the potential to improve clinical
care, surveillance, and the disease burden estimates that support vaccine introduction …

OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever is a major public health problem. A test which is simple, reliable
and can be carried out in small laboratories is the need of the hour. We prospectively …

The aim of this study was to evaluate an immunoassay for the detection of human serum
antibodies to the LPS and flagellar antigens of Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi …

Typhoid fever caused by human restricted Salmonella typhi presents a considerable health
burden on developing South-Asian nations like India. The suboptimal sensitivity and …

Background & objectives: The clinical diagnosis of typhoid fever is difficult, as the presenting
symptoms are often diverse and similar to those observed with other febrile illnesses. The …